have been thinking about wahab -- while stroke is a natural phenemenon, it can also happen due to stress. in our relatives side, this aunty had a stroke as she couldn't handle looking after uncle by herself (he was in early onset of dementia) and got extremely worried when the lockdown was announced. caregiver's stress got to be too much for her. many of the aunt's relatives were really annoyed at the kids and took them to task for not offering enough support to their mom.
in this drama, I think something similar happened. both naima and shehroze blamed wahab for not being there to alleviate the stress and thus being an indirect cause of the stroke. wahab never complained and just took on all of shehroze bad mouthing because he felt guilty. since he had not built a close father-son relationship from childhood and they had always been distant, the stroke became a bigger hurdle to cross. they could not have man-to-man talks as father and son about anything.
naima did not course correct shehroze because she too blamed wahab on one level for being absent through their marriage and for her having to do everything on her own. that is why she allowed shehroze to talk -- he was essentially expressing the frustration that she couldn't.
as I think about it, more than shehroze, it is wahab that needs to take naima on hand and bring her under control. for so long, pity and guilt meant that naima took all the decisions and was given utmost importance in the house. even though she was sick, she was allowed to be the decision maker and this gave her a sense of autonomy and freedom.
many patients and those who are sick really struggle with not being able to be in control and there is a lot of anger and frustration that they cannot make decisions for themselves. up to a certain point, people cater to a patient but the gloves come off as caregivers get tired. when caregivers need to make their own indendent decisions, conflict occurs.
in this case, the family revolved around her wants, needs and thoughts. now, she is being relegated to the side which is why she is having a meltdown. in some ways, it is delayed patient meltdown. in addition to being a saas issue, there is also the dynamics of her not feeling in control because she is in a wheelchair and is unwell.